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The Northern Express

Entertainment and local news stories from Northern Express, Northern Michigan's largest weekly newspaper, distributed in 13 counties including the Traverse City area, opinion, features, classifieds, music and more.

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northernexpress.com > news > feature > leelanau-maritime-history

Leelanau Maritime History

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (189+ words) Northern Express Classic cars, wooden boats, live music, local business tents, free museum admission, and a whole lot of history awaits in Leland on Sept. 12. The festival—appropriate for all ages—is hosted by the Leelanau Historical Society & Museum and…...

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northernexpress.com > news > opinion > the-silent-season-of-a-hero

The Silent Season of a Hero

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (385+ words) “No man has the right to be an amateur in physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength his body is capable of.” Socrates offered this famous advice to a…...

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northernexpress.com > news > feature > please-dink-responsibly

Please Dink Responsibly | Features | Northern Express

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (845+ words) 2025, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association. Pickleball participation has grown 479 percent in just five years—an astronomical ascent, driven during the pandemic by the game’s accessibility as a socially distanced outdoor activity with minimal gear and easy-to-learn rules. But…...

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northernexpress.com > news > feature > can-leelanau-housing-become-affordable

Can Leelanau Housing Become Affordable?

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (208+ words) The Northern Express Can Leelanau Housing Become Affordable? That’s the question the Leelanau County Housing Collaborative and Sleeping Bear Gateways Council are trying to answer via a community survey. Right now, Leelanau is ranked as the least affordable county in…...

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northernexpress.com > news > feature > teaching-kids-in-the-age-of-ai

Teaching Kids in the Age of AI

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1107+ words) Few technological revolutions have reshaped our society more than artificial intelligence. Like the personal computer and internet before it, AI is transforming nearly every aspect of daily life, including the way students learn in our local schools. A 2025 College Board…...

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northernexpress.com > news > feature > controlled-chaos-in-the-classroom

Controlled Chaos in the Classroom

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (753+ words) He may not have a magic, teleporting school bus or be able to shrink students down to molecular levels for an up-close look at cellular respiration, but in spirit, Eric Hall is something of a Ms. Frizzle to kids in…...

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Five Years After the Fall of Kabul with IAF | Features | Northern Express

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (201+ words) Five Years After the Fall of Kabul with IAF The Northern Express Five Years After the Fall of Kabul with IAF Five years after the fall of Kabul, what is happening in Afghanistan and here in Traverse City? On Thursday,…...

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northernexpress.com > news > feature > down-to-earth-at-sweet-frond-farm

Down to Earth at Sweet Frond Farm

4+ week, 18+ hour ago   (684+ words) As with much of life Up North, crop farming comes with an onslaught of weather unknowns. Will it storm today? Will that storm bring torrential rain that uproots the carrots that were just seeded, or is a sneaky early frost…...